CVE-2014-1286 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by hanging the iOS lock screen via a state-management error.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-1286?
CVE-2014-1286 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 14 Mar 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SpringBoard Lock Screen in Apple iOS before 7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (lock-screen hang) by leveraging a state-management error.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1286?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Iphone Os.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1286?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-1286 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-1286 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1286 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6xrh-ff9m-46rf.